Washington, D.C., June 25, 2025 —The Shot@Life campaign issued the following statement in response to comments indicating a withdrawal of U.S. support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance at the Health and Prosperity through Immunisation Summit in Brussels:
“Shot@Life calls on the Administration to reconsider its decision to cease funding for Gavi, a highly effective, accountable organization that saves lives and advances the health and security of the United States.
We also call on Congress to stand up for this strong, successful partnership by continuing to fund Gavi in Fiscal Year 26 appropriations and by opposing any attempts to defund it through rescissions.
Since Gavi was founded in 2000, the U.S. has strongly supported the Alliance and its work on a consistently bipartisan basis. In that time, Gavi’s success expanding access to immunizations has protected more than 1 billion children from preventable illness and saved nearly 19 million lives. Every dollar the U.S. invests in Gavi also yields a fourfold return to American producers who make many of the world’s life-saving vaccines.
Gavi’s model—in which 100% of recipient countries contribute to the cost of their immunization programs and countries ultimately graduate from assistance as they develop economically—is a powerful example of accountable, results-based development impact. It reflects and advances core American values of self-reliance and countries paying their fair share, all while saving millions of lives.
U.S. investments in Gavi also protect Americans. By building strong, resilient health systems, and maintaining stockpiles of emergency vaccines against deadly diseases like Ebola, Gavi strengthens countries’ ability to stop infectious disease threats overseas, before they reach our shores and threaten Americans.
Over the next five years, Gavi plans to vaccinate at least 500 million more children, save over 8 million additional lives, and generate $100 billion in economic benefits. By 2030, Gavi projects that recipient countries will fund nearly half the costs of their own vaccination programs.
We urge Congress to protect the strong American partnership with Gavi and help make this progress possible. Together, Gavi and the U.S. can continue to deliver for the health and security of Americans and people around the world.”
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